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Benjamin Silver, MD, Gastroenterology, Brooklyn, NY

BenjaminSperlingSilverMDMBS

Gastroenterology Brooklyn, NY

Chief Gastroenterology Fellow at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Former Chief Resident at NYC Health + Hospitals Kings County Hospital Center | Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician

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Education & Training

  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2022 - 2025
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2021 - 2022
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2018 - 2021
  • St. George's University School of Medicine
    St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2018, M.D.
  • UMDNJ Graduate School of Biomedical Science
    UMDNJ Graduate School of Biomedical ScienceMBS, Biomedical Science, 2010 - 2011
  • Brandeis University
    Brandeis UniversityBS, Neuroscience and Biology, 2006 - 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Dr. James Mahoney Award “For Dedication to Service and Teaching” SUNY Downstate, 2022

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Varicella Zoster Virus and the Neuro-Attenuated Vaccine Necessity  
    Silver, B., Zhu, H., Future Virology, 9/2014
  • Newly Developed Approaches for Studying Pathogenesis of Varicella Zoster Virus  
    Silver, B., Lin, V., Zhu, H., Journal of Antivirals and Antiretrovirals, 5/2013

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions in Acute Variceal Bleeding: Trends, Mortality, and Outcomes Comparison by Timing of Procedures, NIS 2004-2019
    Nemakallu, S.R., Uwagbale, E., Sircy, A., Aliahmad, A., Rajagopal, S., Meremikwu, K.C., Shi, J., Emasoga, G., Derevenskikh, G., Mohan, N., Silver, B., Chkhikvadze, T., American Journal of Gastroenterology - ACG 2022
  • Comparable Outcomes of Endoscopic, Surgical, and Hybrid Resection of Gastric GIST
    Uwagbale, E., Nemakallu, S.R., Meremikwu, K.C., Omaliko, C., Rajagopal, S., Aliahmad, A., Rimsky, E., Shi, J., Silver, B., Chkhikvadze, T., American Journal of Gastroenterology - ACG 2022
  • A Rare Case of Gastric Leiomyosarcoma With Peculiar Endoscopic Appearance
    Kadakia, N., Munishwar, P., Gupta, U.D., Cheung, D., Silver, B., Bigajer, E., American Journal of Gastroenterology - ACG 2023
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